Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-21

tneY must VIII, or lastly inc royal crown
amending youth, if indeed she could give that
No; ON tho whole ii is not wonderful that
though Leo was plunged in bitter shame nnt
grief, such rs any gentleman would have fel
| under the circumstances, he was not ready 4
entertain the idea OF running away from hi
extraordinary fortune.
CHAPTER xxi.
JOB HAS A PREsENTIMEYT.
II was o o'clock ON the following morning
when Job, who still looked scared and fright
ened came to call on me, and at the SAINT
time breathe his gratitude at finding us alive
in ur beds, which 1t appeared was more than
no had expected. When | told HIM Of the
awful end OF poor Ustane he was even NOR
grateful at our survival, and much shocked
though Ustane had been no favorite of his
or he of hers, for the matter of that. Sh'
called him "pign in bastard Arabic, and HI
called her ''hussy" in good English, but thes'
amenities were forgotten in the face Of the
catastrophe that had overwhelmed her at the
hands of her queen.
~ don't want to say anything as mayn't be
agreeable, sir" said Job, when he had finished
exclaiming at my tale, "but it's my opinion
that that there She is the old gentleman him
self, or perhaps his wife, il he has got one,
which suppose he has, for he couldn't be so
wicked all by himself. The Witch of Endor
was fool to her, sir; bless you, she would
make no more of raising every gentleman in
the Bible out of these here beastly tombs than
] should Of growing cress on an old flannel.
It's country OF devils, this is, sir, and she's
the master one of the lot; and If ever VIC get
out of it, it will be more than l expect TO do
| don't see no way out OF it That witch isn't
likely to let fine young man like Mr.. Leo
CO."
"Come, said; "at any rate, she saved his
life"
ayes, and she'll take his soul to pay for it.
She'll make him witch, like herself. say
it's wicked to have anything do do with those
sort of people. Last night, sir, lay awake
and read in my little Bible that my poor old
mother gave me about what is going to hap
pen to sorceresses and them sort till my hair
stood on end Lord, how the old lady would
stare II she saw where her Job had got toll"
YES, it's queer country, and q queer
people, too, Job, answered, with sigh, for
though am not superstitious like Job, adj
nit to natural shrinking (which will not
bear investigation from the things that are
above nature.
"You are right, sir" he answered; "and If
you don't think me very foolish, should like
to say something TO you now that Mr.. Leo is
out OF tho way" Qeo had got up emily and
gone for stroll, land that Is that know il
is the last country as ever shall see in this
world / had dream last night, and |
dreamed that / saw my old father with
kind Of night shirt on him, something like
these folks wear when they want to be in
particular full dress, and bit of that
feathery grass in his hand, which he may
have gathered on the way, for saw lots of it
yesterday about 300 yards from the mouth Of
this beastly cave.
Job he said to me, solemn like, and yet
with kind of satisfaction shining through
him, more like Methody parson whom he
has sold neighbor a marked horse for
sound one and cleared eco by the
job than anything l can think on-'Job,
times up, Job; but never did expect to have
come and hunt you out in this ere place, Job
Such ado as have had to nose you up; it
wasn't friendly to give your poor old father
such run, let alone that q wonderful lot Of
bad characters hail from this place Kor'"
Come, como, job" said seriously, "this
Is all nonsense, you know. You mustn't ba
silly enough to 60 getting such ideas into your
head. We'velived through some queer things,
and hope that we may go OH doing So"
mo, sir answered job in tone of con-
viction that Jared on me unpleasantly, "it
isn't nonsense. Pm doomed man, and
feel it, and most uncomfortable feeling 1t is,
sir for one can't help wondering how it's
going to come about. II you are eating your
dinner you think of poison, and 1t goes against
your stomach; and IL you are walking along
these dark rabbit burrows you think OF
knives, and lord, don't you just shiver about
the backl nin't particular sir, provided it's
sharp, like that poor girl who, now that she's
gone, | am sorry to have spoke hard ON,
though don't approve OF her morals in get
ting married, which consider too quick to DO
decent Still, SIR" and poor Job turned a
shade palor as he said 1t, II do hopo it won't
he that hot pot game"
Nonsense, broke in, angrily mon
sense'
very well, sir" said Job; at isn't my
place to differ from you sir; but IL you happen
70 10 going anywhere, sir, should be obliged
IL you could manage to take mo with you,
seeing that shall be glad to have friendly
lace to look ut when the time comes lust to
help one through as it were. And now, sir.
I'll be getting the breakfast" and he went.
leaving mo in II very uncomfortable state of
mind. was deeply attached to old Job, who
was ono Of the best and most honest men l have
ever had to do with in any class of life, and
really more of friend than a servant, and
the mere idea OF anything happening to him
brought lump into my throat. Beneath all
his ludicrous talk could sec that he himself
was quite convinced that something was going
to happen, and though in most cases these
turn out TO be utter moonshines-
and this particular one especially wes 10 be
amply accounted for by the gloomy and I'M
accustomed surroundings in which its victims
was paced-still 1t did more or less carry a chill
10 my heart, as anything that is obviously
genuine object OF belief is npt TO do, however
absurd the belief may be. Presently thebrealz-
asst arrived, and with it Leo, who had been
iaking a walk outside the cave--to clear his
mind, he said-and very glad was to SEQ both,
Ior they gave me a respite from my gloomy
thoughts. After breakfast we went for an
other walk and watched some of the Anna
lagger sowing plot of ground with the grain
rom which they might make their beer. This
hey did In scriptural fashion--a man with
Gag made OF goats hide fastened round his
waist walking up and down the plot, and
gathering the seed as he went. 1t was a pos
tive relief 10 see one of these dreadful pco-
,le do anything so homely and pleasant as
ow field, perhaps because it seemed TO link
hem, us it were, with the rest OF humanity.
AS we were returning, Billali met us, and
us that it was She's pleasure that we